Eastern Europe Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, residents
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DEFINITION:
Patent applications, residents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 26,495 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Poland | 3,879 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine | 2,649 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 1,725 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Romania | 1,424 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Czech Republic | 783 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Hungary | 662 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Slovenia | 442 | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Bulgaria | 262 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Croatia | 230 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Slovakia | 224 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 193 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Serbia | 180 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Georgia | 138 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Armenia | 121 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Moldova | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Montenegro | 20 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Albania | 3 | 2011 |
